Petar Đurić, head of the “Dad, This Is for You” electoral list, has publicly accused Milan Radoičić and Zvonko Veselinović of responsibility for the deaths of Oliver Ivanović and Vladimir Cvijan, describing the two men as “the biggest criminals currently in Serbia.”
Speaking on a television programme, Đurić also compared them to notorious figures from Serbia’s criminal underworld, Željko Ražnatović, known as Arkan, and Milorad Ulemek, known as Legija. The programme’s host stressed that criminal responsibility cannot be established during a television broadcast.
The allegations remain Đurić’s claims and have not been established as proven facts.
Radoičić, the former deputy leader of the Serbian List, previously claimed responsibility for organising the armed group involved in the September 24, 2023, terrorist attack in Banjska, northern Kosovo, in which Kosovo Police officer Afrim Bunjaku was killed. Kosovo authorities have charged him in connection with the attack.
Vladimir Cvijan, a former official of Serbia’s ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SNS), was found dead in 2018, although his death became publicly known only in 2021.
Đurić’s remarks have reignited questions about alleged links between political power, security structures and criminal networks in Serbia and whether the country’s institutions will establish accountability in high-profile cases.
If these allegations are to be taken seriously, the question is simple: will Serbia’s institutions pursue transparent, independent investigations into these deaths and bring any proven perpetrators to justice?
